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We in the midst of out-of-control violence, we in great faith, we in deep vocational call, we in our several anxieties. We — alongside you — in the trembling. This day we pray for freedom to move beyond fear to caring, beyond self to neighbor, beyond protection to growth. That we may be a sign of the steadfastness, that anxiety may not win the day. You are the one who said, “Do not be anxious.” And now we submit to you. Amen. - Adapted from "God's Gift in the Midst of Violence" by Walter Brueggemann

Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer; you shall cry for help, and he will say, Here I am. If you remove the yoke from among you, the pointing of the finger, the speaking of evil, if you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness and your gloom be like the noonday. The LORD will guide you continually, and satisfy your needs in parched places, and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters never fail. - Isaiah 58:9-11 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail

Sustaining God of creation, redeem us in your overflowing love. On this day especially, we recognize that your love is the only love that we need. May we know that your love is a love truer than any love we have ever known. Amen.

"I had seen their tears and sighs, and I had heard their groans, and I would give every drop of blood in my veins to free them." - Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail

God, hear our call of pain. Make your spirit known to us. May we, as your people, remember to realign our lives to your dream for the world. Offer us the sustinance of your love that gives us the strength to continue. Amen.

Lift up your heads, O gates! and be lifted up, O ancient doors! that the King of glory may come in. Who is the King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O gates! and be lifted up, O ancient doors! that the King of glory may come in. - Psalm 24:7-9 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail

Lord, when we weary of the journey, strengthen us by your Spirit to imagine new heavens and a new earth. May your light shine into the darkest parts of our lives and the darkest parts of our days. We ask that you make your presence known to us even in those darkest of times. Amen.

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." - Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail

Sustainer, may the Holy Spirit ignite within our hearts the compassion that Jesus felt when he saw the vast crowds. We pray for all who seek to follow Jesus Christ in serving and loving those around us. We pray for all who are searching for meaning in life, may the Holy Spirit touch them. Amen.